Portable Design Conference & Exhibition - 2008
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Wyndham Hotel San Jose
September 18, 2008
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Welcome to the 2008 Portable Design Conference & Exhibition 06.17.08
You’re Invited ~ We're opening our door to you and Power Management for a Wireless World. Hear from Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Actel, Express Logic, Tensilica, Wind River and many more leaders on September 18th. Conference Sessions, Analyst Presentations, Panel Discussion and Breakout Seminars on designing and powering portable, low-power wireless consumer devices! ~ GUEST Registration is NOW OPEN ~
Announcing PDCE 2008 ! 06.12.08
Portable Design Conference & Exhibition
~Power Management for a Wireless World
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – Alan Kay.
If there was ever a place where our technology future is unfolding, it is in portable consumer electronics devices. Remember a few years ago when your cell phone could only make phone calls? Now it can also play music and videos, surf the web and hold 10 years worth of photos—all of this on a tiny battery. The cutting edge problems in electronics show up first in portable designs, as do the solutions – that is why we are here.
We invite you to join us at a unique gathering targeted to the fastest-growing segment in the electronics industry...this is a valuable opportunity for designers - engineers and project managers that should not be missed.
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Sponsor Event Kit '08 05.05.08
About the event
The Portable Design Conference & Exhibition is the only industry gathering of design engineers specifically engaged in the development and engineering of portable devices.
This event presents a variety of technologies in a variety of industries to address the key challenges of engineers developing small and portable devices. Key technical areas will be explored in-depth during our extensive two-day conference; Portable Power, Consumer Electronic Engineering and Wireless Communications.
Portable Power
The number one problem facing Portable Design readers—or at least the most chronic—is adding functionality to a design while being under pressure to reduce power consumption at the same time. This is one area where it’s hard to have your cake and eat it, too. While stories of the death of Moore’s Law, in Mark Twain’s words, are greatly exaggerated, it is starting to run head on into the some intractable laws of physics that are making low-power designs increasingly difficult. Each month Portable Design carries a feature article covering some aspect of portable power by an industry expert. And each of articles deal with this important aspect of portable design.
Consumer Electronics
To understand the enormity of the portable space, the Consumer Electronics Association is projecting CE sales of $1 55B in 2007. Consumer electronics are fueling the growth of the electronics industry worldwide, with portable audio, video and other entertainment devices making up a significant portion of that market. According to In-Stat, MP3 players are nearly 90% of the $6B mobile entertainment market, which is expected to grow over 44% per year to 286M units by 2010. Mobile video for entertainment purposes is expected to grow annually to $6 billion+ by 2011. Portable gaming consoles alone are projected to be a $3B market by next year. And in 2006 cell phones were a $143.7B market worldwide (that’s over 2.6B units shipped). These numbers are more than staggering; they are solid indicators why the Portable Design Conference & Exhibition is going to be a very strong influence on your growth and revenue.
Wireless Communications
The wireless revolution is what's making the portable revolution possible. Cell phones are ubiquitous, and we expect Wi-Fi access to be everywhere. As the number of wireless interfaces continues to expand and get more complex, Portable Design keeps is readers up to date on the latest technologies with in-depth, application-oriented articles on how to both understand the latest wireless nuances but also how to incorporate these circuits into your next design.